It's music to your ears: Free Press Summer Fest is around the corner. On May 31-June 1, Eleanor Tinsley Park near downtown will be the setting for one of Houston's most-anticipated events of the year. Here's a pro tip: don't walk in there without a plan. Not looking at the lineup could mean missing your favorite band's performance. Keep clicking to see what time this year's acts are taking the stage.

Welcome to Houston:Saturday, May 31 at 6:10 p.m.Neptune StageThis newly-formed group will feature several big names from the Bayou City's rap scene, including local superstars Bun-B (pictured), Slim Thug, Devin the Dude, Z-Ro, Paul Wall, and Mike Jones. less

It's music to your ears: Free Press Summer Fest is around the corner. On May 31-June 1, Eleanor Tinsley Park near downtown will be the setting for one of Houston's most-anticipated events of the year. Here's a ... more

The New York act is now three albums deep into their career, which has been marked with high art and high pop, and music that bites from The Strokes and Paul Simon at equal turns. We suggest a boat drink for this set.

Fest organizer Omar Afra is very excited about Ms. Lauryn Hill, who made a big splash last week closing out The Late Show with David Letterman's Beatles Week with a cover of the Fab’s “Something”. The former Fugees front woman has had some setbacks but she seems poised to have a wonderful 2014 if she stays the course.

The Deftones probably don't fit into your conception of what Summer Fest is, but they are crazy beloved and behind every stoic hipster is someone whose first taste of rock was probably their landmark White Pony album. This set should unite more than a few scenes.

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince make up The Kills, a witchy
two-piece known for Mosshart's Janis-Joplin-from-Hell theatrics and their
weird, sexy, black leather ballads. Mosshart is also in The Dead Weather with
Jack White, so maybe there will be a secret DW show somewhere in town? We can
all dream.

Funk, dubstep and hip-hop are always at the forefront of this Boulder, Colo. duo, saxophonist and producer Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken. The pair is promoting last year's "Nocturnal." The incorporation of live music, laptop triggered grooves and visuals is among the most exciting of the EDM world.

Merrill Garbus’ music defies easy categorization. She tends to loop drums and vocals to dizzying effect, adding ukulele and what seems like a dozen different voices — from a soulful growl to a cutesy croon — to the mix.

This eclectic folk rock Texas-native band is the brainchild of siblings Tyler and Maggie Heath. It's not your average folk band: this group's soulful sound with a hint of old-world Irish flavor sets them apart from the competition.

One of the hardest working bands in Houston, The Tontons release their latest album, "Make Out King and Other Stories of Love" on February 18. You probably know them from every stage in town, and lead singer Asli Omar's voice is aging nicely into a downright formidable force of nature.

Wrestler's Aidan Kennedy is 21 and already has a career's worth of gigging behind it seems. He's got lots of steam under him now, he's not careful he could find himself headlining this festival himself next year.

The Moccs recently released a new album "88-92" and have been getting lots of attention for their evolving sound. Their FPSF sets are always colorful affairs. In 2010 they played on the main stage during a rainstorm next to the storied paint slide.

Houston's modern metal ambassadors, Venomous Maximus had a great 2013, touring with Down and garnering a host of metal press accolades from around the world. In 2014 they plan on more extensive touring and even a new LP.

San Antonio quartet Wild Party -- not to be confused with Houston's gristly Weird Party -- has been making inroads in Houston but this will be their biggest stage in the Bayou City so far. Imagine France's Phoenix, but without the pomp.

Houston-based synth-pop trio, BLSHS (pronounced "blushes") has a futurist-yet-80s-tastic sound. In other words, if you ever wanted to know what people probably jam out to on spaceships, then give this band a listen.